#HODLTradingStrategy HODL (retroactively acronymized as "Hold On for Dear Life") refers to a long-term investment strategy where traders hold cryptocurrencies despite market volatility, avoiding panic selling .

- **Origin**: The term emerged from a 2013 Bitcoin forum post titled "I AM HODLING" by user GameKyuubi, who misspelled "hold" during a drunken rant about market crashes. The typo became a meme and later a core crypto philosophy .